Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) pressurises a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) into dropping a freshly caught fish, so that it can be stolen for a meal. Liuwa Plain National...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) attacking a female Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhyncus senegalensis )trying to steal a fish it has just caught. Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia

Guy Edwardes / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana.

Denis-Huot / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) with frog prey, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Roland Seitre / Saddle-bill stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) portrait, Africa. Captive.

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) flies in fast and directly, to pressurise a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) into dropping a freshly caught fish so that it can be stolen for...

Ben Cranke / African fish Eegle (Haliaeetus vocifer) flies in fast and directly, to pressurise a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) into dropping a freshly caught fish so that it can be stolen for...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) battles to keep a freshly caught fish, stolen for a meal from a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis). Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) swoops to catch a freshly caught fish, dropped by a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) after being pressuried to do so by the eagle. Liuwa Plai...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) pressurises a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) into dropping a freshly caught fish, so that it can be stolen for a meal. Liuwa Plain National...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) battles to keep a freshly caught fish, stolen for a meal from a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis). Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia

Ben Cranke / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) with a freshly caught fish. Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia.

Ben Cranke / Saddle-billed storks (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) sweep a waterhole, searching for fish. Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia.

Ben Cranke / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) flapping wings after preening. Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia.

Ben Cranke / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) sweeps a waterhole, searching for fish. Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia.

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) pressurises a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) into dropping a freshly caught fish, so that it can be stolen for a meal. Liuwa Plain National...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) pressurises a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) into dropping a freshly caught fish, so that it can be stolen for a meal. Liuwa Plain National...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) pressurises a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) into dropping a freshly caught fish, so that it can be stolen for a meal. Liuwa Plain National...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) grabs a fish for a meal, that had recently been caught by a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), after the eagle had pressurised the stork into...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) scans the surface of a waterhole for any signs of a swimming fish, while a passing Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) searches for a fish in th...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) swoops to catch a freshly caught fish, dropped by a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) after being pressurised to do so by the eagle. Liuwa Pla...

Eric Baccega / Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) portrait. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Andy Rouse / Saddlebill Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)) portrait, Masai Mara, Kenya

Sandesh Kadur / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) female, portrait. Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Tony Heald / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhhynchus senegalensis), male feeding on insects. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe.

Naskrecki & Guyton / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) in the last remaining puddle of water in the Mussicadzi River during the dry season,with giant Sharpooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) caught in th...

Christophe Courteau / Minibus with visitors on photographic safari with variety of wildlife including Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) and other antelope, Saddlebill stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), and Cattl...

Eric Baccega / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) looking for food in swamp. Moremi National Park, Okavango delta, Botswana, Southern Africa

Jen Guyton / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) walking across the savanna in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Male Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), leaving the nest to collect materials, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Female Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) foraging and alert Impala (Aepyceros melampus), Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Richard Du Toit / Saddlebilled stork (Ephippiorrynchus senegalensis) Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Bruno D'Amicis / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) in rural area, near Bahir Dar, Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) in flight, near Bahir Dar, Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) portrait. Masai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Musiara marsh with a saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorynchus senegalensis), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. September.

Denis-Huot / Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) catching a frog, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. February.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Saddle-billed storks (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) in wetland near Lake Victoria, Uganda.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) profile, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. January.

Lou Coetzer / Saddle billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) gliding over water, Chobe River, Botswana.

Lou Coetzer / Saddle billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) swallowing Tiger fish, Chobe River, Botswana.

Lou Coetzer / Saddle billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) hunting in shallow water with outstretched wings, Chobe River, Botswana.

Loic Poidevin / Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) portrait, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Saddle billed stork portrait (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

Eric Baccega / Saddle billed stork portrait (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

Eric Baccega / Saddle billed stork portrait (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.